Published date: 2 December 2021

Last edited date: 16 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 24 December 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

NZ2

Published date

2 December 2021

Closing date

24 December 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 December 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

"The Environment Agency is anticipating a need to regulate novel processes associated with decarbonisation and establishing industrial clusters in England. In preparation for this we want to review and improve our position on controlling and minimising the impacts of abstracting and discharging water used for large scale cooling. This will assist industrial operators to select the optimal solution for their cooling water requirements while demonstrating that the environmental impacts have been minimised to support permit and planning applications.

In 2010 the Environment Agency commissioned "Cooling Water Options for the New Generation of Nuclear Power Stations in the UK" ("2010 Guidance"), an evidence report to provide an overview of power station cooling water systems in use in the UK and abroad: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/291077/scho0610bsot-e-e.pdf

The focus of this work is on reviewing the 2010 Guidance to identify current best practise and extend the scope to include thermal impacts of discharges from large turbines and other sources in both nuclear and non-nuclear industries.
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About the buyer

Contact name

Ed Barnard

Address

Richard Fairclough House
Knutsford Road, Latchford
Warrington
WA4 1HT
England

Email

ed.barnard@environment-agency.gov.uk